All News articles – Page 198
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NewsSpanish yard commences electric ferries project
Work has started on building a fleet of electric powered ferries at Astilleros Gondan in Spain for the Portuguese river passenger transport operator Transtejo Transportes Tejo, S.A.
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NewsElectric propulsion greens shipping
One electric propulsion solution is being celebrated for 30 years of service in aiding efficiency, sustainability and reliability.
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NewsCompact antennas still bring fast data speeds
Intelsat has released a smaller antenna class for its FlexMaritime service that will bring a new level of broadband connectivity performance and affordability to light-commercial maritime vessels.
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NewsKanal Istanbul to go ahead
Turkey''s Environmental Minister Murat Kurum recently confirmed that the country has approved development plans for a huge canal that would run parallel the Bosphorus.
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NewsWet civils
UK wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has been awarded a contract, on behalf of Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, to carry out piling works to an area of Nottingham Canal.
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NewsNew dredging head ‘vastly reduces turbidity’
A new low turbidity dredging head that promises to make ports and harbours’ dredging activities significantly less damaging to the environment has received seed funding in the UK.
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NewsOffshore wind risk management partnership
A new partnership aims to reduce risk and promote best practices for turnkey deliveries of high voltage power cables used for connecting offshore wind farms (OWF) to onshore grids.
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NewsUnmanned fireboat on target
A Singapore-based Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) specialist has completed Phase II engineering development of an 8m unmanned fireboat.
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NewsSouthampton welcomes major port investment
DP World, the Dubai-headquartered owners of the UK’s Port of Southampton have announced that the port will benefit from a major programme of investments in 2021.
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NewsFloating wave attenuator
Poralu Marine has delivered the longest public floating wave attenuator in Australia for the Geelong Waterfront Safe Harbour Precinct project.
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NewsInnovative tidal energy project launches in Northern Ireland
A new project, launched at the start of March, is exploring the potential of a novel energy generating system that pairs floating hydrokinetic energy with battery storage technology.
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NewsEuropean ports prepare for Suez congestion
European ports are preparing for increased traffic following the refloating of the ‘Ever Given’ ship and the reopening of the Suez Canal.
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NewsNavy Future Maritime Support contracts worth over £1 billion
BAE Systems will retain its key role supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK with the company recently securing two major contracts.
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NewsOrolia sale
Seas Of Solutions B.V has acquired Orolia’s Maritime Safety Business, excluding Fleet Management solutions.
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NewsAutonomy + water jets = reduced manual workload
New Zealand-based jet drive manufacturer HamiltonJet has signed an agreement with Sea Machines Robotics to develop what it calls a new pilot-assist product.
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NewsLongest immersed tunnel project complete
A geotechnical investigation for the world’s longest immersed tunnel has been completed.
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NewsFerry flagship gets Wight treatment
A major UK ferry operator has once again called on the expertise of Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) to service one of its Wight built flagships.
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NewsOpen Bridge development for inland vessels
The Dutch R&D department of JRC/Alphatron Marine has completed and commissioned its first AlphaMINDS mooring application using DNV’s Open Bridge protocol.
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NewsHybrid DP2 multicat offers sustainability leap
A Dutch vessel operator claims its new multicat due to hit the water in summer 2021 will be ‘the most sustainable workboat in the market’.
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NewsFloating turbines, but what about the substations?
A Basque consortium believes that the future of offshore wind power lies in the design of new floating offshore substations.
